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Kraxberger News
November 2012
“No School” Days
November 12th (Monday) Veteran’s Day
November 19 & 20 (Mon. & Tues.) Furlough Days
November 21- 22 (Wed. - Thurs.) Thanksgiving Holiday
November 23 (Friday)
Non-contract Day
HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
Thursday, November 15th Come one, come all!! Join your student for the Thanksgiving Holiday Lunch. Enjoy turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, dressing, green beans, roll, pumpkin pie and super salad bar. Adult lunch is $3.60.
Remember
Sunday, Nov. 4- 2:00 a.m. Daylight Savings Time Ends!
Set clocks back 1 hour!!
Intramural Boys Basketball
Boys intramural basketball begins November 26th. No experience is necessary! All 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys welcome!
The season will be six weeks long with games or practices generally four afternoons a week. There are no intramural activities on Wednesdays. Practic-es run from 3:15 to 4:30 and games may be either 3:30 to 4:15 or 4:15 to 5:00. Students are responsi-ble for their own transportation home.
All players must have a physical on file which will be good for two years from the time the physical was performed. There is a district sports physical form which must be filled out and returned to the main office. Also, a registration form and a $50.00 fee must be turned in to the office. Both forms are lo-cated at the office. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. McDonnell at 503-655-3636.
ACADEMIC SUPPORT LAST DAY FOR LATE WORK!!
First trimester Academic Support 11/7: Math/Science/All 6th Grade 11/14: All Subjects, All Grades Tuesday, November 27th is DEADLINE FOR INCOMPLETE/IMPROVED WORK to be turned in.
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Kraxberger Clothes Closet!
The Kraxberger Clothes Closet is almost full thanks to all of the generous dona-tions we have received!
There are some items that we could use a few more of: gloves, boys and girls shoes in sizes 3 and 4, boys belts in all sizes and boys jeans size 8-10. We could also use donations of NEW boys and girls underwear. Thank you!
If your child is need of clothing or supplies please con-tact Counselor Kim Nomensen at 503-655-3636.
BACKPACK BUDDY PROGRAM
The Backpack Buddy Program provides children from John Wetten and Kraxberger schools with weekend meals during the school year. Local businesses, civic groups, churches and individu-als help collect kid-friendly non-perishable food. The children receive a bag of food to help support the ma-kings of a meal for the family for a weekend.
If you would like to donate food, NOVEMBER item is: Canned Fruit
Drop off locations are in the front offices at John Wet-ten and Kraxberger . If you have questions about the program, please call Jennifer Merry, Backpack Buddy Program coordinator at 503.496.3964.
Gladstone School Bazaar Saturday, November 3rd John Wetten Elementary
9:00 am to 4:00 pm Mark your calendar! The gym/cafeteria at JWE will be buzzing with excitement. The gym is handicap accessible and it’s easy to peruse the tables (gym entrance is on Chicago Ave). The Boy Scouts will be serving beverages, lunch and treats.
Both new and returning vendors will provide a large variety of items at reasonable prices. Fall, Thanksgiving, Christmas, gift, food, personal and home décor items abound. Popular sale items include hand painted ornaments, painted wood decorations, floral and the ever-present snowmen! Jump start your holiday shopping and support local crafters!
For more information, call Tenna Reed at 503-997-7068. .
Canned Food Drive Week of November 5-9
Kraxberger has a tradition of helping others in our community. One annual project is to collect canned food to assist families in need during the holiday sea-son.
The winner of the class competition will be deter-mined by the number of items collected by each Pow-er Time class. The winning classroom will receive a pizza party.
Please send your canned food during the week of November 5-9.
Box Tops For Education
It’s time to start “clipping, saving, and turning in” Box Tops For Education! Look for the coupons on spe-cially marked boxes. Students will turn the coupons into their Power Time class. Visit btfe.com for a complete list of participating products. Thank you for helping us raise money for our school!
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WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS!
A BIG SHOUT OUT to our PARENT VOLUNTEERS!!
Thanks to all of you for the many hours spent during fall registration, the first day of school, pic-ture day, the magazine sale, our field trips and attendance calling. Your tireless efforts are much appreciated!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY The Attendance Office is still in need of some parent volunteers to assist with the daily attend-ance calls in the morning from 9:15 to 10:00. If interested, please contact Mrs. Southmayd at 503.650.2572.
Fall Choir Concert Thursday, November 1st
7:00 pm
The Kraxberger Choir and the Gladstone High School Chorale and Jazz Choirs are looking forward to performing for family,
friends and community members during their fall concert.
The concert will be held on Thursday, No-vember 3rd at 7:00 p.m. in the Gladstone High School Auditorium. Admission is free!
IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR PARENTS
When possible please limit the number of messages sent to your student during the school day. Each message requires the office to interrupt classes when they are in session. This includes delivering lunch-es after the start of school. Thank you!
YEARBOOK ORDERS DUE The deadline for ordering a yearbook is November 9th. Cost is $20. Please make checks payable to WLK!
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Gladstone School Board
Meeting Wednesday, November 14
6:30 p.m. GHS Demonstration Room
REMINDER! Students may enter the building at 7:45 a.m. to go to the cafeteria or work with a teacher!
ATTENTION PARENTS!
Please refer to our school website at www.gladstone.k12.or.us/WLK to sign up for email alerts reporting important information.
AND… Don’t forget to call our school office before 9:00 a.m., 503.655.3636 any day your child will be absent or
Kraxberger Middle School Student of the Month
Throughout the year, teachers will be selecting a Student of the Month to recognize positive be-haviors that demonstrate safe, respectful and responsible contributions to our school community. These students will receive a certificate, be recognized at a special pizza party, and student names will appear in the monthly newsletter.
The following students were selected Students of the Month for the month of:
October Harmony Ames-Imel Tori Durling Andrew Rash Noah Zollin
Kailynn Anderson Matthew Fergus Kaylee Rogers
Baylee Ausmus Devin Hall Logan Saltares
Autumn Beale Emily Hodge Miranda Seghers
Brandon Buchanan Emily Hunt Jillian Sharp
Grace Campbell Moses Ivanov Zorina Sirosh
Elissa Carbajal Ryan Kent Jadon Smith
Grace Chappell Yalin Li Lanie Sticka
Cassady Coyle Nancy Linares-Valdez (2) Angeles Valenzuela Cervantes
Cathy Duriling Hunter Phung Graham Vaughn
Kraxberger Middle School November 2012
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Produce of
the Month: Pears
1 Breakfast
Bagel/cream cheese
Lunch Homemade Mac
and Cheese Pizza
2 Breakfast
Waffle/sausage Lunch
Popcorn Chicken with mashed potatoes and country gravy Hot dog
5 Breakfast
Fruit Muffin Lunch
Homemade Bean Soup
Turkey and cheese sandwich Burrito
6 Breakfast
Scrambled eggs/toast
Lunch Bean and Cheese
Burrito
Chicken Nuggets
7 Breakfast
French toast/ turkey sausage
Lunch BBQ Turkey Sandwich with green beans Hamburger or cheeseburger
8 Breakfast
Biscuit/sausage gravy
Lunch Sloppy Joes with Roasted Squash
Pizza
9 Breakfast
Cinnamon Roll Lunch
French Bread Pizza
Hot dog
12
Veterans Day
13 Breakfast Breakfast
Burrito Lunch
Chicken Quesadilla on a
WW tortilla with Black Beans
Chicken Nuggets
14 Breakfast
Pizza Bagel Lunch
BBQ Chicken Roasted Potatoes WW Roll Hamburger or cheeseburger
15 Breakfast
Bagel/cream cheese
Thanksgiving dinner, Turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, dressing, pumpkin dessert Pizza
16 Breakfast
Waffle with Turkey
sausage Lunch
Breakfast 4 lunch Pancake Sausage Hot dog
19 NO SCHOOL
20 NO SCHOOL
21 NO SCHOOL
22 Happy
Thanksgiving
23 NO SCHOOL
26 Breakfast
Pancake with Turkey sausage
Lunch Carrot Lentil Brown rice casserole Burrito
27 Breakfast Breakfast sandwich
Lunch Chicken Nacho
with Black beans Chicken Nuggets
28 Breakfast
Fruit Muffin
Lunch Beef stroganoff
Hamburger or cheeseburger
29 Breakfast
Waffle/Turkey sausage Lunch
Chicken Nuggets with Tater Tots
Pizza
30 Breakfast
Biscuit & sausage sandwich
Lunch Tomato Soup Toasted Cheese sandwich Hot dog
Menu is subject to change
Gladstone School District is an equal opportunity provider.
Everyday offering: Lunch Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Turkey Ham/cheese or Turkey/cheese or Tuna or Egg salad sandwich Chicken Sandwich Pre made Chef Salad 1% or Fat Free White Milk Fresh Salad Bar
Everyday offering: Breakfast Yogurt Cereal Oatmeal Bagel/cream cheese Fresh fruit or Can fruit 1% or Fat Free white milk
Pear Fritters Pear fritters are SOOO good with ham! Really with any light colored meat where a little sweetness is a good thing. This would be good with sausages in the morning, as well! Mmmmmm . . ."
• READY IN30 mins
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pear - peeled, cored and diced
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
oil for deep frying
Directions
1. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté the pears until caramelized; set aside to cool.
2. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt and pepper; form a well in the center. In a small, separate bowl beat the egg with the milk and pour into the dry ingredients; mix well.
3. Gently fold pears into the batter. 4. Heat deep fryer to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Drop batter by rounded spoonfuls into hot
oil, and fry until golden brown. Drain briefly on paper towels. Serve hot.